soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
speaking voice; talking voice
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
(not so) much; (not) very
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
hidden room; secret chamber
to overdo; to do too much
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to lose heart; to lose motivation
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
elder sister; effeminate man
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer