raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
with a start; with a jump
prospects of victory; chances of success
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to be at a loss for words
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
pride; boast; credit (to)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
river; stream; River; the ... river
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking