reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to put one's strength into
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
large number (of); many; majority
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
interference; intervention; meddling
propulsive power; driving force
why; how; for what reason
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
going straight on; going straight ahead
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify