desperation; despair; self-abandonment
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blow through; to blow across
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
even more; still more; further
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
special; particular; peculiar; unique
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
charm; incantation; spell; curse
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
difficult to ...; hard to ...
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out