to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to rush over; to run up to
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
normalcy; normality; normal
invisibly; secretly; privately
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
embodiment; realization; materialization
flight; desertion; escape
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
function; facility; faculty; feature
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
calm; composed; leisurely
to strike dead; to beat to death
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
genuine; authentic; true; real
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to become clear; to be made public
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
at the last moment; this late in the game
mental; spiritual; emotional
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)