to make a fist; to clench one's fist
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
how many people; a number of people
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
underestimation; undervaluation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
explosion; rupture; break off
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
speech; expression; wording; language
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to follow another's example
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
by sheer strength; by brute force
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position