to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(how) many times; (how) often
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
person who died an unnatural death; person accidentally killed
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to thrust down; to push off
concussion (of the brain)