to tighten; to press hard
stingy; cheap; very frugal
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
contrary to one's expectations
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person