to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
defense capability (defence)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
control; check; restraint; inhibition
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
piling shame on top of shame
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to have meaning; to be meaningful
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
selection; choice; picking out
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
such; like that; that sort of; very
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny