clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
siren (in Greek mythology)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
if so; in that case; in that situation
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
I told you so; you see that?
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
sincere; earnest; serious
to know (a person); to think
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
alternately; by turns; one after the other