... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to get between; to be caught in
to collapse into; to flop onto
with a start; with a jump
feeling; sense; impression
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely