to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to tear off; to strip; to rob
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
place of execution; execution site
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
silence; stillness; quietness
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
desperation; struggle to the death
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to bury; to embed; to implant
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
instead; but (on the other hand)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(set of) facial features; looks
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women