no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
both hands; both arms; ten
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
death by crushing; being crushed to death
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
along the way; along the road
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to pierce through; to break through
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
decimal point; radix point
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by