close contest; close match; close game; close combat
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
clothes; clothing; garments
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sorry; excuse me; thank you
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to try to do; to attempt to do
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show