to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
one difficulty; one danger
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
splish-splash; with a splash
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
dull sound; muffled sound
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
distant look; faraway look
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
the lower classes; the common people
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
ancestor; forefather; foremother
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody