to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
normalcy; normality; normal
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
violent emotion; passion; fury
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
motive power; driving force
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
ardent; passionate; vehement
to shake; to waver; to tremble
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to subsist; to keep on living
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
love triangle; eternal triangle
to name; to call; to christen; to term
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
flaring up; bursting into flames
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)