self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
comfort; consolation; diversion
feeling one gets from listening to something
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to stiffen; to become stiff
still (continuing); as ever; further
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
riding fast; driving a horse fast
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
counter for drops of liquid
drop (e.g. of water); drip