to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
chance (of success); odds
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
torturing to death; tormenting to death
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
severely (criticize, run down, etc.); terribly; harshly; unable to differentiate the good from the bad; (valuable and worthless things) treated the same
the front; honest; upright; decent
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
instead; but (on the other hand)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
top of the head; crown of the head
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
serious; severe; grave; acute
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)