firmly; solidly; heartily
left side; left-hand side
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
distinction; discrimination
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
direct connection; direct link
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
misogyny; discrimination against women; sexism
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
head over heels; headlong; head first
woman purported to bring good luck to the man she is near or has sex with
the place for; the time for; the level of
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
recommendation; endorsement