to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
very much; very many; more and more
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
sympathy; empathy; response
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
gradually; slowly but steadily
to overflow from something full
to go along; to walk along; to follow
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at