opponent in a debate or argument
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
thousands; several thousand
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
stairs; stairway; staircase
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
remark; statement; discourse
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
whole story; full picture; full particulars
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
better than none at all; better than nothing
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
destination; place one stays during a trip
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to revere; to respect; to worship
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist