to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
pride; dignity; self-respect
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
main cause; primary factor
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering