to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to be torn off; to come off
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
front; frontage; facade; main
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
if you do this; if this is the case
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)