to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
ability; performance; efficiency
maintenance; preservation; improvement
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
had better ...; had better not ...
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa