to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
charming; fascinating; attractive
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to ask; to enquire; to query
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pale; pallid; bluish-white
bet; wager; stake; gamble
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)