to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
any more; any further; any better; any longer
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
ideal weather for an outing
fine weather; fair weather
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to stop (plug) one's ears
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
immediately; right away; on the spot
to put into effect; to put into practice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error