fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
vicious circle; vicious cycle
hyperventilation syndrome
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to stiffen; to become stiff
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to strangle; to constrict
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
whispering into a person's ear
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish