to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
reception room; parlor; parlour
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
to run about; to rush about
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to lose one's footing; to slip
troubled face; worried expression
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
difference; variation; difference
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing