to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
because of; owing to; due to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to kick (at someone, something)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be conspicuous; to stand out
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
record of proceedings; minutes
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
recovery; undoing; recall
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
probe each other; sound each other out
to have no chance (of succeeding)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft