drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
stepwise; one step at a time
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
great difference; major mistake
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
joints; points (of a speech)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly