piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stop talking; to be silent
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
explosion; rupture; break off
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
very loud volume; megavolume
to crouch; to squat; to cower
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
flight; desertion; escape