to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
inspection; examination; checking
to look away; to avert one's eyes
person of common sense; common sense man
strange; rare; novel; curious
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to tighten; to press hard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under