... years old; age (of) ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
distant; remote; isolated
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
common knowledge; well-known fact
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
desperation; struggle to the death
genuine article; real thing; real deal
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to feel a chill run down one's spine
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
exit; way out; outlet; vent
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding