idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
death by suffocation; death by choking
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
rise and fall; fluctuation
to call each other; to call out to one another
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp