bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
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)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail