to bend; to warp; to lose heart
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
chance (of success); odds
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
genuine; authentic; true; real
absorption; suction; attraction
using together (jointly); used at the same time
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
the last moment; the very end
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly