difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
nicotinism; nicotine addiction; nicotine poisoning
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
out-of-school; off-campus
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to trample; to crush underfoot
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
triple jump; hop, step and jump
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view