straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
cesspool; sink; manure sink
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to abandon; to leave behind
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
one more time; once more; once again
one edge; one end; one side
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
serious error; gross mistake
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
lightly and nimbly; with agility
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
somersault; looping-the-loop
omniscient point of view (in narration)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
river; stream; River; the ... river
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
hard to reach place; remote place
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
penetration; permeation; transmission
everything; anything; nothing
black lustre; black luster