putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to blow out; to spout out
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes