reaching; attaining; arrival
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
conviction; belief; confidence
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
spirituality; spiritual nature
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to push aside; to brush aside
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to stop walking; to pause
going straight on; going straight ahead
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
adverse circumstances; adversity
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
with a crack; with a smash
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by