to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
interruption; suspension; break
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
living thing; living creature; animal; life
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
such; like that; that sort of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
like a decent person; human
to be silent; to say nothing
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to run up to; to rush over
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary