to have one's knees be about to give way
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
carbon monoxide poisoning
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
absentmindedness; peace of mind
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to blaze; to burn brightly
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
selection; choice; option
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be damaged; to receive damage