absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to dye; to colour; to color
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
how; in what way; by what means
by sheer strength; by brute force
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to rule; to govern; to administer
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
conviction; belief; confidence
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into