to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to cease; to stop; to be over
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
affected part; diseased part; wound
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to order; to command; to appoint
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
inscrutable; incomprehensible