(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
just because; even if; even though
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
settlement; solution; resolution
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)