feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to step forward; to volunteer
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(right at the) side; just beside
transactions; dealings; business
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
very likely; very probable
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to die (in action, in one's youth)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
river; stream; River; the ... river
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes