tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
again and again; repeatedly
pericardium; pericardial sac
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be splendidly handsome
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
interception; monitoring; tapping
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
this and that; various things
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition