to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
other side; opposite side; other party
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
accidental death; casualty
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
normalcy; normality; normal
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
have a pain in one's chest
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
(insectile, especially moth) scales
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take the form (of); to assume a shape