disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
ardent; passionate; vehement
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
just because; even if; even though
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to throw at; to turn; to raise
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
three-digit number; hundreds column
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
schedule; program; calendar
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven