weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
finger; hands and fingers; hands
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to install; to equip; to mount
big frame; large figure; huge body
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
pitching forward (as if to fall); proactive; forward-looking; hasty (without sufficient preparation); rushed
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to triumph; to be elated with success
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
chance (of success); odds
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)