to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
feeling keenly; fully realizing
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to have one's knees be about to give way
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
eardrum; tympanic membrane
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
electricity; (electric) light
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
coincident with; while; simultaneously
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive