having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to be a matter of life or death
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
sea of fire; sea of flame
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to set a watch; to post guards
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to incur someone's enmity
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
serious wound; serious injury
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager