a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
intelligence; intellect; brains
awareness; realization; noticing
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
confusion; mixing; merger
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
series of battles; successive battles
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
self-control; self-restraint
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)