funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
although I say; although one might say; although called
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
correction; revision; amendment
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
had better ...; had better not ...
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
serious wound; serious injury
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail