strangulation; strangling
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
pressure; oppression; suppression
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to come to an end; to close the curtain
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
tension; mental strain; nervousness
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to complain; to make a complaint
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
counterintelligence; counterespionage
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
concealment; suppression; hiding
fort; stronghold; fortification
out of bounds; beyond the pale