the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to freeze; to refrigerate
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
and then; and so; and; so then
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
general idea; concept; notion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
interference; intervention; meddling
to concern; to be related
murder; killing; murderer
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to squeeze out; to wring out
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
devoted; self-sacrificing
to crack; to develop a crack
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words