(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
co-education; mixed education
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
eagle (Accipitridae family)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)