originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
gentle; mild; meek; tender
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to jar; to creak; to grate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wring the neck; to strangle
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pile up; to accumulate
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
since when; from when; how long
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to strangle; to constrict
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword