thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
briars; thicket; the bush
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
had better ...; may as well ...
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
according to plan; as planned; on target
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
if so; in that case; in that situation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
several weeks; a few weeks
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
completion; perfection; accomplishment
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
processed goods; finished goods
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
process; course; mechanism