to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
imagination; supposition; guess
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to rise; to erect; to get up
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder