backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
question; inquiry; enquiry
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
head; brains; intellect; understanding
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
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)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
inferior goods; faulty item
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter