unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
neat and clean; tidy; trim
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
anything and everything; just about everything
with a start; with a jump
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
around the clock; day and night
action; operation; effect; function
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately