with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
serious look (on one's face); straight face
threatening voice; threatening tone
powerless; helpless; incompetent
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pride; dignity; self-respect
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to collapse into; to flop onto
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
totally willing; fully motivated
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!