existence; possession; having; limited company
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
illusion; fallacy; delusion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
at least; at most; (even) just
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cooperation; collaboration
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
if so; in that case; in that situation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
just because; even if; even though
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be smeared; to be covered
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking