cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
otherwise; if not; or else
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
by today; before the day is over
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to jar; to creak; to grate
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to rain incessantly; to downpour
meteor; shooting star; falling star
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
protest; refutation; pleading
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire