opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
beginning; outset; first; onset
came here; coming here; recently
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
having gone too far to turn back
profitable plan; good plan
something like ...; something called ...
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
regret; repentance; remorse
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
both; both sides; both parties
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)