to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
the ways of the world; human nature
comfort; consolation; diversion
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
at; in; at; when; by; with
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
prospects of victory; chances of success
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is