abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
my personal (e.g. opinion)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
for the first time in one's life
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
direct control; direct supervision
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
worthy of special mention
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
all present; all concerned; all of us