to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
security; stability; safety; peace
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
although I say; although one might say; although called
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
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
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy