to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to receive divine punishment
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to be on the right track; to go well
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
cash bonus; reward; bounty
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong