ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
naturally; of course; understandably
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
ectogenesis; outside the body
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
having ended; being resolved
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
out of character; unlike one
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in good health; alive and well; going strong