essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to make an appeal; to urge
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
both; both sides; both parties
speculation; thinking; meditation
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
survival; survivor; relic
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
level ground; plain; flatland
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to leave word; to leave a message
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty