to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to find out; to discover; to detect
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
pointing out; identification
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
quickly; calmly; intently
to slap; to strike; to spank
commuting to school; school commute
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
hetero; heterosexual; heterozygote
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
correction; rectification; mending; repair
draw (in competition); tie game
in proportion to; just as much as
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
way out; means to escape; escape route
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to surround; to crowd around
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
declaration of war; proclamation of war
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
one's heart rate; pulse rate
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance