to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
madness; craziness; insanity
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; period; class
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
danger; peril; hazard; risk
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good