to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
posture; position; stance
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
pride; dignity; self-worth
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be helpful; to be useful
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about