desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
thunderous roar; roaring sound
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
conviction; belief; confidence
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
spirituality; spiritual nature
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make