to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
this (very thing); this precisely
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar