to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to be propagated
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to talk; to chat; to chatter
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
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to burst open; to pop; to split
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
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 knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to strangle; to constrict
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)