slapping the opponent with the open hand
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
personal feelings; self-interest
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
method of bringing up; method of raising
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
riding together; riding with
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
stretcher; litter; gurney
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake