gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
plural; multiple; several
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to encamp; to take up positions
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
living thing; living creature; animal; life
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst