stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
since; henceforth; ever since
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up