to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
par; equivalence; face value; parity
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
extremely; terrifically; super
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
rumor of a romance (rumour)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
raging fire; conflagration
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be touching; to be moving
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady