certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
since; henceforth; ever since
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
about this time; about now
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to breathe out; to exhale
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake