test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
it's no joke; gimme a break!
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
recovery; undoing; recall
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
one by one; one each; one at a time
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game