cowardly; timid; easily frightened
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to whine; to make feeble complaints
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to spend time (on doing something)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to rush over; to run up to
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
if you think about it; come to think of it