to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
calm; composed; cool; quiet
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
this (very thing); this precisely