to be at a loss for words
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to chase; to run after; to pursue
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be lacking in options; to be too few
perfect; complete; flawless
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
acceleration; speeding up
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
failure; mistake; blunder
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
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
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to watch steadily; to stare
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess