nerve; nerves; sensitivity
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
cannot be compared with; no match for
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.)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to be filled to bursting; to burst
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to be found; to be discovered