stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to think of; to come up with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
contract; compact; agreement
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
amount of money; sum of money
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide