with a slip; with a slide
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
directly opposite; right in front
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
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)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to mind; to care; to worry
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse