to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to talk; to carry meaning
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
public telephone; pay phone
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
route; way; course; directions
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)