to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
production (e.g. play); direction
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
probability; likelihood; chances
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
absorption; suction; attraction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
more than anything; above all else
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
innumerable; countless; numberless