(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
it's not like; it isn't as if
surname; family name; last name
marriage proposal; courtship
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be talented; to be able
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
touché; you've got me there
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier