desperation; despair; self-abandonment
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
serious; severe; grave; acute
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
laws and regulations; legislation
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
complicated and mysterious
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
same crime; being equally guilty
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to squash; to crush; to flatten
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty