instant; moment; for an instant
delay; putting off; procrastination
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to complete decisively; to do to completion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
such ... as; or some such
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
all you want; as much as one wants
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic