to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
preface; foreword; preamble
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
Titanic; Titanic (1997 film)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
result; effect; performance; success
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
representative; exemplary; model
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
wish; desire; request; prayer
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
to bubble; to foam; to froth
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
deep inside; innermost place
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings