vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
willpower; energy; vitality
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
archery; mapping; map; morphism
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
no way to do; nothing can be done
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
good feeling; feeling good
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
magic bullet; magic bullets
interruption; suspension; break
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
dozens; scores of; decades
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
androgynous; hermaphroditic