to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
the five fingers; leading five; top five
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to escape from; to get out
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
(a place) out of one's reach
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
charcoal; charred remains
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
guess; conjecture; surmise
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
first attack; first strike; first blow
most part; greater part; majority
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
relation; connection; relevance
I see; that's right; indeed
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
of tender years; very young
to grow taller (of people)