binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to squeeze out; to wring out
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to leap back; to jump back
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
violent explosion; bursting
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
at first; initially; in the beginning
switching over to; migration; transition
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
escape hatch; escape door
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since