reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
to be needed; to be wanted
had better ...; had better not ...
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice