spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to break into a broad smile; to relax one's face into a smile
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to leap back; to jump back
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
finish; end; completion; result
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off