to strip; to peel; to tear off
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
the same rank; equality; apposition
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
just because; even if; even though
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pride; dignity; self-respect
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious