to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
to search for; to seek for; to look for
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
as you can imagine; as imagined
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to be dependable; to be reliable
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
hostility; antagonism; opposition
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
chain; series; connection; linkage
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road