to make a speech; to address
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
plump; with a thud; heavily
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other