of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
firm promise; definite promise
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
calamity; misfortune; disaster
society; the world; the times
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
the last moment; the very end
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius