to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to fold up; to fold into layers
regulation; adjustment; control
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
appearance; air; condition; state; form
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
suddenly; all of a sudden
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to mark the end; to spell the end
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to torment; to torture; to harass
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous