to let an opportunity slip
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to incur someone's enmity
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
no, not like that (but like this)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
such ... as; or some such
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye