to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be pregnant; to be with child
to stand on end (of hair)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
root; source; origin; basis
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to overdo; to do too much
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(air) turbulence; turbulent air