(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
madder red; dark red; crimson
the first star to appear in the evening
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
of course; certainly; naturally
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
as far as the eye can see
good feeling; feeling good
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to take; to catch; to capture
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
one by one; one at a time; in turn
sincere; earnest; serious
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
the world in general; society; convention
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
bed and food; eating and sleeping
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to speak ill of; to disparage
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of