assistance; backing; reinforcements
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to think of; to come up with
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
melancholy; gloom; depression
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp