sanity; consciousness; soberness
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
troubled face; worried expression
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
choosing between two things; two choices
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to die; to lay down life's burden
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
alone; unaided; away from home
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
conditionally; with conditions attached
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
no sleep or rest; working day and night
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be led by; to be headed by
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
extreme masochist; very masochistic
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye