near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
accidental death; casualty
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
near oneself; close to one; familiar
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
half the body; half length
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
post; official position; managerial position; executive position