to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
forcibly; by force; against one's will
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to cry and shout; to scream
infant; baby; little child
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to become locked; to lock
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
average; ordinary; normal
build; physique; frame; constitution
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to open (one's eyes) wide
to crouch; to squat; to cower
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie