to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to trample; to crush underfoot
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to blow off; to be blown off
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
passions; sexual desire; lust
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
back side; back end; posterior; rear
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
at least; at most; (even) just
second (unit of time); arc second
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound