offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
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
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
to spit out; to eject; to dump
stirring; rousing oneself
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling