subway; metro; underground (railway)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
quarrel; dispute; argument
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
one revolution; one rotation
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
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 cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
thunderous roar; roaring sound
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
pressure; oppression; suppression
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling