willpower; energy; vitality
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
weak point; unskillfulness
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
snake; serpent; large snake
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety