not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
double suicide; lovers' suicide
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
tips of one's hair; hair ends
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to blaze; to burn brightly