high voltage; high pressure
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust down; to push off
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to live a wicked life; to play the gangster; to commit delinquency; to say nonsense; to spout rubbish; to talk humbug
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
mass of rock; rock lump; block
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
massing (of troops); gathering
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one's long-cherished desire
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental