to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
wooden house; frame house (building)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
right under; directly below
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
water leakage; water leak
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
how long; how far; how much
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
having said that; on the other hand
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
middle of the night; dead of night
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
number of times; frequency; count
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably