to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
at once; immediately; right now
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to leave word; to leave a message
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
twice; again; second time
to begin to walk; to set out
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
inside one's heart; in one's mind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to become distant; to recede
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
already; now; no longer; not any more
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)