convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
and then; and so; and; so then
at least; at most; (even) just
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
being too late; losing one's final chance
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
(not) a single person; (no) one
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
chink in the armor (armour)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
to step firmly; to harden by treading
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to put one's strength into
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high