false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
quick work; (clever) feat
to fall on one's backside
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
memory; sense; experience
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
one's person; around one's person
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the other day; a few days ago
one's every action; every single move
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise