skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(complaining about) this and that; one thing or another
(not) a single person; (no) one
to knock down; to knock out
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
finishing blow; coup de grâce
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
thorough; exhaustive; complete
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to hit hard; to strike hard
called; known as; that; to say
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
hostility; animosity; enmity
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
contradiction; inconsistency
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to crumble away; to collapse
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous