the underworld; world after death; blind spot; place not in the field of vision; dead space
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
for the present; for the time being
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
gods of the land; earthly deities
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
grade; class; degree; magnitude
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards