to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
anything and everything; just about everything
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to press against each other; to huddle together
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
how long; how far; how much
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
two (long cylindrical things)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)