putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
advance; moving forward; progress
right under; directly below
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
rising; ascending; climbing
sign; indication; omen; symptom
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to gain strength; to have energy
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
exchange of blows; long rally
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)