to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
last ray of hope; only hope
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
if you think about it; come to think of it
settlement; solution; resolution
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rare; extraordinary; singular
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
society; the world; the times
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
interference; intervention; meddling
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
about when; about what time; how soon