to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
nothing but; none other than
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
if it is the case that ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be at a loss for words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to shake one's head (in denial)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to trample; to crush underfoot
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words