to drop; to let fall; to omit
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to watch steadily; to stare
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
bet; wager; stake; gamble
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
everybody; every last one of them; all
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
when it becomes; when it comes to
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause