to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
now that; since; so long as; because
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
complete change; about-face
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
gender; distinction of sex; sex
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be perturbed; to be agitated
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
out of focus; off the point
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to scatter away; to vanish
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
how many people; a number of people
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge