cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to strike dead; to beat to death
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
final scene; the end; finale
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
war situation; progress of a battle
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to triumph; to be elated with success
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
to mix; to stir; to blend
to shout (in anger); to yell
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
blunder; slip; error; error