to tighten; to press hard
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to become distant; to recede
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
if so; in that case; in that situation
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
self-consciousness; self-awareness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
but; however; provided that
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to rise; to erect; to get up
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature