to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
flight; desertion; escape
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one by one; one at a time; in turn
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
murder; killing; murderer
pressure; oppression; suppression
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
recovery; undoing; recall
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd