restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
postwar period; period after Second World War
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
hostility; animosity; enmity
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
negative emotions; negative feelings
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
truancy; school non-attendance
one's whole heart; everything one feels
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to live; to make a living; to get on with
essence; true nature; substance; reality
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to return a favor (favour); to repay
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
beginning; opening; start; outset
the same rank; the same digit
insurance; guarantee; warranty
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
destination; place one stays during a trip