to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
outside the country; abroad
omniscient point of view (in narration)
to do the job; to do the business
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
rationality; reasonableness
cannon; carom (billiards); cannon
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)