consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
urinary bladder; urinary cyst; vesica urinaria; bladder
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to live through; to survive
ditch with running water; drainage channel
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
society; the world; the times
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
thorough; exhaustive; complete
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is