width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
the whole day; all the day
stealing a ride; stolen ride
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
this (very thing); this precisely
process; course; mechanism
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be consistent; to be coherent
if you think about it; come to think of it
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be in danger of; to be liable to
instability; insecurity; crankiness
instead; but (on the other hand)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
within the jurisdiction of
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to squash; to crush; to flatten