with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
(doing something) in tears
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to take someone's life; to kill someone
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
intropunitive; self-punishing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
very young; little; childish; immature
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
in the end; at the end of the day
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual