just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to not believe one's ears
(social) class; rank; grade
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
impossible to do (although wants to)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to save; to leave over; to spare
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack