sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
precision instrument or machine
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
delivery; transfer; hand-over
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
dozens; scores of; decades
mobilization; mobilisation
just one person; only one
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to