threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
premature joy; short-lived elation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the same; the said; likewise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment