to attack; to assault; to assail
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to grimace; to make a wry face
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
choices; alternatives; options
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
anything and everything; just about everything
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
nausea; sickness in the stomach
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be in focus; to come into focus
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to kill by burning to death
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
unqualified; without qualifications
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)