brightness; splendour; splendor
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
artery; arterial road; major route
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
yoke; constraints; oppression
runaway horse; galloping horse
metallic taste; taste of iron
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
how; in what way; by what means
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
amount of material resources
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)