to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
very loud volume; megavolume
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
next; secondly; subsequently
whole dormitory; every dormitory
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to be itching to put one's skills to use