breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
scene; spectacle; sight; view
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
explosive; blasting powder
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to prostrate oneself before
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
rather; sooner; preferably
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
incident; affair; happening; event
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath