pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
step; stride; counter for steps
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to snap; to break (under pressure)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
several hundred; hundreds (of)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
invisibly; secretly; privately
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
sad to say; how sad; alas
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
dreadful thought; painful experience; terrible thought; horrendous ordeal
to fight against; to oppose; to face
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself