decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
sanity; consciousness; soberness
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
all over; all over the place; everywhere
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to leap back; to jump back
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
reaching; attaining; arrival
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile