compelling force; legal force
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
the good fortune to have been born male
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
absentmindedness; peace of mind
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet