turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
whichever one chooses; either way
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to become red; to redden; to blush
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
bedside; near one's pillow
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
maid; helper; help; assistance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck