heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to breathe out; to exhale
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
viewer; (television) audience
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
thousands; several thousand
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
tingling; stinging; pungently
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)