it's no joke; gimme a break!
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
as stated; verbatim; literally
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
the very best; excellent; superb
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
visual hallucination; vision
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck