to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to make a speech; to address
from here; from this place
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
failure; mistake; blunder
fate; destiny; predestination
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to join forces; to cooperate
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
more than anything; above all else
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
what time; (lit.) which hour
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away