control; check; restraint; inhibition
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
the opposite sex; isomerism
to like; to love; to be fond of
besides; moreover; in addition
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
go that far; to that extent
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
how long; how much; to what extent
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to collapse into; to flop onto
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
good feeling; feeling good
contest; comparison; competition
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival