to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
such ... as; or some such
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
good feeling; feeling good
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
such; this sort of; like this
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
alone; unaided; away from home
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
treating someone like a child
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness