negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
why; how; for what reason
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to push aside; to push one's way through
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step