one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance (of success); odds
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
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)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
rest; break; recess; intermission
directions; instructions; orders; command
all night; throughout the night
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
match; game; bout; contest
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse