last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be perturbed; to be agitated
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
unique; individual; original; unusual
opinion; point of view; visual point
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
offensive (movement); aggression
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
strong person; the strong; the powerful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such ... as; or some such
to raise one's voice; to shout
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)