to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
charming; fascinating; attractive
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
combination; union; binding; bond
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
defeating in an instant; instant kill
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cannot be compared with; no match for
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
pressure; oppression; suppression
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
continuation; succession; series