crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
surely; certainly; without doubt
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to make an appeal; to urge
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to have an idea; to have a clue
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
sudden change; complete change
to incur someone's enmity
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
at once; immediately; right now
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
regret; repentance; remorse
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to overdo; to do too much
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)