stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to die; to lay down life's burden
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to escape death; to be saved from death
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
disorder; chaos; confusion
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
lightly; easily; carelessly
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to push aside; to push one's way through
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden