to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
blood formation; hematopoiesis; haematopoiesis; hemopoiesis; haemopoiesis; hematosis
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to add (to); to add on; to append
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to beat time; to mark time
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
irritation; annoyance; frustration
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
how; in what way; by what means
practice; practising; experience
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
by myself; in person; by oneself
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to run down (stairs, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)