pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
just one person; only one
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
killing two birds with one stone
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
bank; weir; embankment; levee
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
concealment; suppression; hiding
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
entreaty; appeal; petition
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
like this; this sort; this way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
absolutely; positively; decidedly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral