way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to say no more; to sink into silence
with a bang (clash, bump)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
profitable plan; good plan
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
as; because; with; due to
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying