nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
to buy more (of something)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to have a hard time of it
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
grudge; complaint; reproach
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to be main; to be principal; to be important
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
changing clothes; change of clothes
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
innermost depths of one's heart
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
carefree; free from worry
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
planning; plan; project; arrangements