to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
condition; state (of health); appearance
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to be perturbed; to be agitated
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to order; to command; to appoint
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
front; frontage; facade; main
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
control; check; restraint; inhibition
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
true character; true heart; true spirit
why; how; for what reason
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to try to do; to attempt to do
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
a second time; again; once more; twice
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon