effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
innermost depths of one's heart
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
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