courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to summon courage; to be brave
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
vacant or unoccupied room
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age