to knock down; to knock off
to shave off; to scrape off
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to burst (open); to break; to split
sense of loss; feeling of loss
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
year in, year out; always; 24-7
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
last days; the end; one's fate
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
prickling; stinging; tingling
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
opening and shutting; opening and closing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
whispering into a person's ear
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)