head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
consequence; result; conclusion
front; frontage; facade; main
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency