failing mark (e.g. in exam)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
of course; certainly; naturally
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to turn towards; to point
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sincere; earnest; serious
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
adds force or indicates command
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
vocal sound; tone of voice
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...