cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to move forward; to move on
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
pride; dignity; self-respect
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
visual confirmation; sighting
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
incident; affair; happening; event
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter