cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
joint struggle; common (united) front
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
negative emotions; negative feelings
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
right side; right-hand side
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to rush over; to run up to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
good person; virtuous person
possession; retention; maintenance
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
personality; style; appearance
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha