to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
telecommunications; correspondence
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
business; trade; operations; sales
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
serious wound; serious injury
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
purification; refining; simplification
to thrust down; to push off
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to apologize; to apologise
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)