lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
sports-minded; sports-oriented
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
with a thud (of something heavy)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
while; during; performed in this condition
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
otherwise; if not; or else
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to have no chance (of succeeding)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy