at a loss for words; stumped for words
to half-rise to one's feet
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
rope; cord; policeman's rope
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to go to heaven; to be called to heaven
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
unexpectedly; surprisingly
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
already; now; no longer; not any more
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
your body; your health; yourself; you
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
innocence; being not guilty
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
by sheer strength; by brute force
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
in spite of; regardless of
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
future (usually near); prospects
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at the last moment; this late in the game
self-justification; excuse
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson