shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
so what!; who gives a damn?
that is to say; so that means
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
your body; your health; yourself; you
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources