to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to be talked about behind one's back
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
vitality; energy; dynamism
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
haughty; holding one's head high
toxin; poisonous substance
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
non-official history; privately composed history
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to install; to equip; to mount
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care