accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
grotesque; disgusting; gross
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
even more; still more; further
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
other side; opposite side; other party
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be found; to be discovered
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(not so) much; (not) very
to sob; to be choked with tears
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy