to like; to love; to be fond of
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
vitality; (one's) life force
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
return; relapse; recurrence
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be silent; to say nothing
even though; despite; when
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
pink (colour, color); peach