adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
moment by moment; hour by hour
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
hospitalization; hospitalisation
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
third-year student; third-year pupil
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
preface; introduction; preamble
very much; exceedingly; extremely
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
discovery; detection; finding
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle