ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane