cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
essence; true nature; substance; reality
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
consumption; expenditure; spending
protracted war; war of attrition
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be found; to be discovered
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to overflow from something full
one grain; one drop; one bead
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)