to slip through; to slip past; to evade
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to explain adequately; to be accountable
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
family structure; family composition; family makeup
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(one's) countenance; face
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
not limited to; not just ...
battlefield; battleground
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to put into the mouth; to eat
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic