measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
loud sound; loud reverberation
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
some people; a few people; several people
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
changing clothes; change of clothes
in search of; in order to look for
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(not) a single person; (no) one
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
button (clothing); push-button
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be entwined; to be involved
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)