to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
again and again; repeatedly
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to hit hard; to strike hard
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
hidden treasure; treasured article
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
upper half of the body; upper body
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
the front; honest; upright; decent
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare