-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
had better ...; had better not ...
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart