to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
participant; entrant; player; competitor
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
dwelling; house; residence; address
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
although I say; although one might say; although called
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)