to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
doing as one is told; yes-man
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to tighten; to press hard
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
ardent; passionate; vehement
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to well up; to burst; to arise
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to check; to stop; to keep back
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly