gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be prolonged; to drag on
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself