to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
resolute; determined; bold
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
opposite side; other side; other party
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to support each other; to support one another
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
escape hatch; escape door
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
horizon (related to land)
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to put into the mouth; to eat
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation