to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
blocking the way; standing in the way
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
overall; general; as a whole
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
since; henceforth; ever since
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
name; given name; first name
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
tendency; trend; inclination
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)