to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
nod; inclination of the head
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to throw oneself (into an activity)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
at; in; at; when; by; with
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter