attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unimpressive; unimpressed
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to say no more; to sink into silence
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
whereabout; about where; how much
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
thought; idea; conception
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation