to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
substantial matter; significant item
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
empirical; from experience
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
already; now; no longer; not any more
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
cannot be compared with; no match for
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
this (very thing); this precisely
combination technique in Judo
to name; to call; to christen; to term
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
serious wound; serious injury
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss