to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
interior; inside; internal
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
serious; severe; grave; acute
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
impossible; unlikely; improbable
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to concern; to be related
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
performing without rehearsal
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)