to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
assertion; declaration; affirmation
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
of course; certainly; naturally
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
work; business; company; study
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to order; to command; to appoint
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely