to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
death penalty; capital punishment
letter of acceptance; letter of consent
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
water outlet; tap; faucet
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
mineral matter; metallic property
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
leaving everything up to someone else
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to blaze; to burn brightly
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
middle of the night; dead of night
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter