announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
companion; partner; spouse
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
long (time); protracted; prolonged
belief; faith; conviction
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
professional killer; hit man
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
playing doctor; playing doctor and patient
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
hiding one's embarrassment
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
omen; sign; notice; indication
being startled; getting a shock
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic