selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to crouch; to squat; to cower
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
dull sound; muffled sound
toughened glass; tempered glass
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to change completely; to change suddenly
simple and clear; plain and simple
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
solution; solution strategy
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to roll up; to be rolled up
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
delicious; appetizing; appetising
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
worst; worst-case (scenario)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship