decoration; ornament; trimmings
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
tasteless and odorless; bland
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to bring back; to restore
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
both; both sides; both parties
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
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)
to kick (at someone, something)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to become dim; to become blurred
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
when it becomes; when it comes to
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down