mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to remove; to move out of the way
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
the opposite direction; the other way
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
boasting of one's strength
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to withstand; to be able to endure