(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
with all one's strength; with all one's might
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
weird; disgusting; sickening
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
sick person; patient; invalid
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to happen to meet; to come across
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful