desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
way; method; means; resource; course
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
low (level, value, price, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)