to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
both (people); the two of them
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
older sister; lass; young lady
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
front; frontage; facade; main
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone