pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
being too late; losing one's final chance
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
whole face; all over one's face
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
serious; severe; grave; acute
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to cut into (a conversation); to interject