if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
sympathy; compassion; pity
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be perturbed; to be agitated
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
disadvantageous; long (odds)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
entreaty; supplication; petition
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to have a talk; to tell a story
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together