precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
precipice; cliff; flat head
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
then; and (then); in that case; if so
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to die; to lay down life's burden
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
softly; mildly; gently; politely
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to remove; to move out of the way
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
remains; corpse; (dead) body
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to live through; to survive
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett