(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
entreaty; supplication; petition
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to raise one's voice; to shout
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
critical (condition); serious
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to increase; to add to; to augment
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
questions and answers; dialogue
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
coincident with; while; simultaneously