to replace; to move; to change the position of
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
strangulation; strangling
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
at least; at most; (even) just
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
reigning; controlling; dictating
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
circulation of the blood; apprehension
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise