instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
stepwise; one step at a time
to move forward; to move on
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to try to do; to attempt to do
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway