to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
willpower; energy; vitality
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
chance (of success); odds
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
after a long time; for the first time in a while
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to run about; to rush about
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
nature; property; disposition
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to take; to catch; to capture