snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
many; much; plenty; hardly
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
comparatively; relatively
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
failure; mistake; blunder
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
great joy; delight; jubilation
stupid brat; son of a bitch
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
even though; despite; when