check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
talk; recital; narration; topic
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
ill will; malice; evil intent
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
is that so?; I see; right; oh
victim; injured party; sufferer
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
the place for; the time for; the level of
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
promotional material; advertising material; propaganda material
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
personal history; background; career
blank column; blank space
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation