to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
question; inquiry; enquiry
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
sense of values; values; value system
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
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)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
indicate reason; infers some protest
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
pulsation; pulsatory motion
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited