to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to try to do; to attempt to do
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
strangling (to death); strangulation
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to overflow from something full
hair (on the head); (a) hair
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
charming; fascinating; attractive
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate