entreaty; appeal; petition
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
locality; local area; limited area
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to jump upon (a moving object)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
resignation; acceptance; consolation
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
decision; settlement; definition
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
instead; but (on the other hand)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
with a start; with a jump
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be dead; to be lifeless
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest