to spring at; to leap upon
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to increase; to add to; to augment
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
since one was born; (in) all one's life
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
memories; recollections; reminiscence
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat