pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to stiffen; to become stiff
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
long ago; already; a long time ago
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to choke; to have trouble breathing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
tension; mental strain; nervousness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)