blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
trivial; not amounting to much
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to waste time; to kill time
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
being left out; being ostracized
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
influence; clout; leverage
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
everything; anything; nothing
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
just a minute; small quantity
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
button (clothing); push-button
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
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
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Europe and America; the West
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to reason; to sum up; to conclude