phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
endless; boundless; everlasting
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(period of) a year; during an era
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)