approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
censorship; inspection; examination
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to be damaged; to receive damage
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
connection; linking; linkage; link
detonator; percussion cap
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to torment; to torture; to harass
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
authority; power; function
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
unseasonable; out of season
weather forecast; weather report
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(not) merely; (not) simply
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
unidentifiable; unidentified
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming