dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
site; point on a map; spot
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
left side; left-hand side
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
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)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to stiffen; to become stiff
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument