adaptability; flexibility
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
comparatively; relatively
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
pinning someone on the floor by lying on them; banging on the floor (e.g. to quieten one's neighbor)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
bad influence; negative influence
division into equal parts; equal parts
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to cry and shout; to scream
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour