to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
solution; solution strategy
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision