operation; functioning; running
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
innermost depths of one's heart
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to speak; to hear a voice
riskiness; (level of) danger
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
presence; sitting with; being with
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
curl; curly hair; ringlet
big man; large man; tall man; giant