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
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
freedom; free man; free woman
the other day; lately; recently
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
distant look; faraway look
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
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
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ratio; proportion; percentage
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet