to fight against; to oppose; to face
process; course; mechanism
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
social status; social position; social standing
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
the times; the world; society
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
extreme sadist; very sadistic
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)