large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
older sister; lass; young lady
what proportion; what percentage
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
having not the slightest idea
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
psychometry (in parapsychology)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
vitality; (one's) life force
day by day; every day; by the day
to talk; to carry meaning
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
the place for; the time for; the level of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to fulfill one's responsibilities