expressing one's mind; speaking out
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
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 think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
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
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
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 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 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
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
roadway; road; carriageway
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
disorder; disturbance; unrest
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being