to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
washing machine (laundry)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
cookware; cooking utensil
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
so; like this; in this way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
while; even though; despite
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to escape from; to get out
to use up all one's strength
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to fall flat; to fall face down
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed