overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to need; to call for; to require
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
with these words; while saying
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special