to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
breaking off; snapping off
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
and; thereupon; because of that
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
magic; sorcery; incantation
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
heaps of corpses all around
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
some people; a few people; several people
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken