to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to wring the neck; to strangle
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to repeat; to do over again
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset