to strike someone dumb with astonishment
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
literally; to the letter; literal
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
grip (of hand); grip strength
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
unskilled; not very good at
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
matter of time; question of time
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to stare back (at); to glare back
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
breaking down; defeating; abolishing