board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
other side; opposite side; other party
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to become locked; to lock
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be helpful; to be useful
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong