obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
madness; craziness; insanity
use; utilization; utilisation; application
hell on earth; living hell
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)