to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to express (in words); to confess
pure and innocent; immaculate
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
unloading (of cargo); discharge
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be torn off; to come off
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
fully prepared; all ready
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
clouds and smoke; haze; landscape (painting)
qualified person; certified person; licensed person; eligible person
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
safe; vault; storage cabinet
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since