to kill; to defeat; to beat
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to throw oneself (into an activity)
endless; boundless; everlasting
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
having said that; be that as it may
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)