narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
the scruff or nape of the neck
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
sphere; circle; range; category
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
colour; color; hue; tints
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to have an eye on; to zero in on
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous