stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
main cause; primary factor
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
guess; speculation; supposition
to be to the point; to be pertinent
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
strong pressure; heavy pressure
fear; dread; fright; willies
to become (a state, condition, etc.)