to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
drama; play; powerful drug
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to awake from one's sleep
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
property; fortune; assets
to shake; to sway; to waver
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
with a start; with a jump
to squeeze out; to wring out
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
even if ...; even supposing that ...
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(distant) howling; backbiting
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on