striking; remarkable; considerable
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
elementary; basic; rudimentary
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to join forces; to cooperate
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
change; alteration; modification