deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
eardrum; tympanic membrane
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
novel; original; new; innovative
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment