to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
head start; initiative; preemption
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
recollection; reminiscence
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
otherwise; or else; if not
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
small piece; fragment; bit
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses