to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
how long; how far; how much
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
separation; farewell; parting
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
countermeasure; counter-measure
logistical support; combat service support
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood