to knock down; to knock off
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
marathon; long-distance race
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
covered with; stained; smeared
bad influence; negative influence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
dull sound; muffled sound
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish