to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to jump at; to be attracted by
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
condition; situation; prospects
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way (of doing); manner; method; means
the last moment; the very end
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to intervene; to stop (something)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to stiffen; to become stiff
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
those (near the second person)
forcibly; against one's will
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up