to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to arrest; to capture; to seize
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
spider's thread; spider silk
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
emotional strength; force of will
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)