way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
physical condition; state of health; shape
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
leather shoes; leather boots
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
counter for (school) periods; nth period
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem