trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
that day; the very same day
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
negative emotions; negative feelings
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
many; much; plenty; hardly
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to fight against; to oppose; to face
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
without; but if; otherwise; or else
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
any more; any further; any better; any longer
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)