to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
sanity; consciousness; soberness
true character; true heart; true spirit
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
long ago; already; a long time ago
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
covert action; covert operations
specialization; specialisation
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to rock; to shake; to swing
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to go out and away; to leave