to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
outward appearance; looks
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
white; correction fluid; white-out
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
victim; injured party; sufferer
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
having said that; be that as it may
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off