collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
inscrutable; incomprehensible
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
something; some kind of; for some reason
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
being in one's room (office, etc.)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to backfire; to have a harmful result