certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to be transparent; to show through
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to say (something) over one's shoulder
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out