device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
very great; enormous; serious
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to become empty; to be emptied
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
this world; this life; world of the living
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb