taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
haughty; holding one's head high
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hostility; antagonism; opposition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
(brute) force; using all one's might
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
only; merely; but; no more than
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus