pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
special; particular; peculiar; unique
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
freely; frankly; without reserve
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
even if not; even without
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually