correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
retry; another try; another go
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
same generation; one's generation
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
physical law; laws of physics
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
acceleration; speeding up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
personal combat; one-to-one fight
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)