sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be erected; to be built
overall; general; as a whole
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
religious organization; religious organisation
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to cut; to slit; to slash
intelligence gathering; information gathering
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
calamity; disaster; misfortune
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
destination; place one stays during a trip
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
good performance; good work; great success
premature joy; short-lived elation
parting ways after a quarrel
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
property; fortune; assets