to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
commencing with; including
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at least; at most; (even) just
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be helpful; to be useful
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected