downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to shake; to sway; to waver
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to do for (the sake of someone else)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to jump at; to be attracted by
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to grimace; to make a wry face
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to thrust away; to send flying
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)