foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
beginning; clue; starting point
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take to task; to take it out on
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
last ray of hope; only hope
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
ago; since; before; previous
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
with these words; while saying
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest