desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to express (in words); to confess
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unqualified; without qualifications
rope; cord; policeman's rope
calm; composed; leisurely
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
mistress; kept woman; concubine
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
sentiment; sentimentality
explaining an idea; exposition; explanation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
self-defense; self-defence
to stop (plug) one's ears
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
such ... as; or some such
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
strong interaction; strong force
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to put into effect; to put into practice
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
to be silent; to say nothing