heart; guts; nerve; central part
explosion; rupture; break off
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
next (day, morning, etc.); following
the same as always; day after day
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
possible; likely; probable
impossible; unlikely; improbable
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
shady; underhanded; questionable
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
incident; affair; happening; event
(with a) start; fright; alarm
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
secret; private; surreptitious