(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to push (something) against
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
powerless; helpless; incompetent
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to be able to manage somehow or another
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
face (of a wall of coal or ore, etc.); working face (of a mine)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
using as an intermediary; through
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
fireball; bolide; fireball