person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
than; other than; except; but
to be in focus; to come into focus
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
how many years; how long; what year
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
unprecedented; never seen before
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
power; might; authority; influence
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
possible; likely; probable
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
now that; since; as long as; provided that
if one is unlucky; if one is careless