vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
low dining table; tea table
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
kitchen; financial situation
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to grimace; to make a wry face
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)