helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
precarious situation; precarious state
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to be consistent; to be coherent
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
on and after; from ... onward; since
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
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 wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to shake and untangle; to shake free from