to collapse into; to flop onto
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
scattering (in all directions)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
and then; and so; and; so then
to squeeze out; to wring out
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to shake; to waver; to tremble
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to complain; to make a complaint
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against