to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
physical law; laws of physics
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
acceleration; speeding up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand