to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to rise; to erect; to get up
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at once; immediately; right now
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to anticipate; to foresee
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
beforehand; in advance; previously
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge