to give directions; to issue instructions
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to triumph; to be elated with success
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
near; close by; within reach; familiar
root; joint; base; crotch
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to look down on; to make light of
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
objection; dissent; protest
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
nonparticipation; nonattendance
stomach ache; abdominal pain
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
late at night; at a late hour
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat