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 (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
chorus; singing in a chorus
thunderous roar; roaring sound
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; 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!
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.
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
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
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch