serious; severe; grave; acute
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
destination (one is heading towards); goal
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
sense of orientation; sense of direction
terrain; geographical features; topography
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
endurance; perseverance; patience
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
much less; to say nothing of
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
sanity; consciousness; soberness
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock