to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to give off a stench; to stink
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)