to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
last ray of hope; only hope
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
successful bid; winning a tender
identification; ID; identity
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
vocal sound; tone of voice
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to put one's strength into
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
explosive; blasting powder
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
timewise; temporal; chronal
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
close to the wall; alongside the wall