what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
even so; anyhow; at any rate
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
final; eventual; ultimate
ultimate; final; last; eventual
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal