to stop walking; to pause
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
aptitude; aptness; suitability
in terms of; from the point of view of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be overcome with emotion
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to throw at; to turn; to raise
party; set; gang; company; person
speaking voice; talking voice
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback