to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
innumerable; countless; numberless
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sense of orientation; sense of direction
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
influence; effect; impact
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
gradually; slowly but steadily
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
partly open; in half bloom
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
to cease; to stop; to be over
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing