to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification