to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene; ABS resin
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
to scrape off; to shave off
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)