to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
presumption; assumption; estimation
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
on board a ship; aboard a ship
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to stop (plug) one's ears
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
busy; having no (free) time
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
choices; alternatives; options
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options