pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
nod; inclination of the head
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
cannot be compared with; no match for
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
threat; intimidation; menace
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
these guys; these fellows
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to slide into; to slip into