to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
by sheer strength; by brute force
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
that's the way it is; such is life
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(medical) doctor; physician
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve