to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
appearing to have; seeming to be
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to half-rise to one's feet
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to lead someone around by the nose
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strong interaction; strong force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into