nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
saying something many times
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
rationality; reasonableness
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
irritation; annoyance; frustration
right and wrong; good and evil
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
half and half; fifty-fifty
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
generously; liberally; magnanimously
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
word game; wordplay; playing with words