explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
in the meanwhile; during the time
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
that day; the very same day
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
negative emotions; negative feelings
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
many; much; plenty; hardly
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to fight against; to oppose; to face
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
completion; perfection; accomplishment
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
without; but if; otherwise; or else
does not seem; unlikely; improbable