to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
example; illustration; precedent
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being