to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stiffen; to become stiff
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to send or direct a person to
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
request; appeal; claim; purchase
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
at first; in the beginning; originally
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet