edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
pitch dark; total darkness
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to feel depressed; to be down
under the orders of; by order (command)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
reason; cause; circumstances
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
maintenance; preservation; improvement
at least; at most; (even) just
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake