black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to give; to do (something) for
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the last moment; the very end
torture to death; torment to death
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
beyond that point; after that
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous