to tighten; to press hard
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
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 become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
scene; spectacle; sight; view
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to have a talk; to tell a story
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to shout (in anger); to yell
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)