to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to put one's strength into
match; game; bout; contest
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
gossip; corner of the mouth
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
sense of loss; feeling of loss
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
after the end (of something)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
too many options making selection difficult; truth being hard to find as paths to it proliferate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to jar; to creak; to grate
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
standing on one leg; single leg stance
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to keep away; to keep at a distance
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively