seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
good humour (humor); good mood
to take away; to carry off
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to increase; to add to; to augment
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
cooperation; coordination; link
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
by itself; automatically; naturally
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to mix; to stir; to blend