to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to shout (in anger); to yell
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
passing through without stopping; passing by
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be nearing death; to be dying
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
parting; separation; farewell
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
gazing at (in wonderment)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination