one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
strong pressure; heavy pressure
mental; spiritual; emotional
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
how; in what way; by what means
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
secret; private; surreptitious
decision; determination; resolution
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
training (esp. in-service); induction course
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
note (letter) left behind; will
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate