to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
section; cross section; profile
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
at least; at most; (even) just
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
entreaty; supplication; petition
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be prolonged; to drag on
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
grasp; catch; understanding
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
such; like that; in that way
testimony; (verbal) evidence
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
potentiality; dormancy; latency
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
complete; whole; perfect; safe
forced laugh; forced smile
to think too much; to be over-concerned