to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
that kind; competition; match
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
whole face; all over one's face
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
electrical tape; insulating tape
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to continue to rain or snow
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
strangling (to death); strangulation
nape (of the neck); nucha
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
it seems so; that's what it looks like