unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
the dark side; the seamy side
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
fencing; art of wielding swords
water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)
technique; art; skill; move
pupil; disciple; follower
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
accurate; correct; precise; exact
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly