choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
woman; lady; adult female
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
slapping the opponent with the open hand
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
match declared drawn due to injury
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
interest (in something); enthusiasm
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to relapse; to reassert; to review