pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to squint (one eye); to narrow
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
by sheer strength; by brute force
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
willpower; energy; vitality
exit; way out; outlet; vent
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
(made of) stone; stone-built
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)