retort; back talk; backchat
exploitation; overuse; abuse
all eyes; public attention
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
recovery; undoing; recall
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing