to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(not) so much; (not) that much
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue