to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
state boundary; provincial boundary
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
capital; funds; seed money; asset
businessman; industrialist
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
proper; right; reasonable
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
clanging; empty; deserted
number two; mistress; concubine
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to be annoying; to be troublesome
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
fixed fitting (esp. window)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally