drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
direct connection; direct link
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
to search for; to seek for; to look for
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to be dependable; to be reliable
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory