helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
after that; afterwards; thereafter
several minutes; a few minutes
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
systematic; regular; routine
locker room; changing room; dressing room
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
body; physical system; (the) person
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
selection; choice; option
cooperation; collaboration