ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to pick up; to find; to gather
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technical skill; ability; capacity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to squash; to crush; to flatten