dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
family; members of a family
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
on the occasion of; at the time of
all-out attack; general offensive
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to straighten up; to sit upright
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to be free; to be available
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation