mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
counter for books; volume
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
great hurry; great haste; rush
desperately; for one's dear life
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
square brackets; Japanese-style quotation marks
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
watchful waiting; careful supervision
encouragement; cheering on
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate