to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to triumph; to be elated with success
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
choice; selection; option
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
fear; dread; fright; willies
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
beyond that point; after that
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
nice; good; well-executed
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
flight; desertion; escape
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life