to defy conventional wisdom
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to run around; to bustle about
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to complete decisively; to do to completion
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(made of) stone; stone-built