crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to thrust down; to push off
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to squeeze out; to wring out
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
not worth considering; out of the question
unconditionally; as a rule
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
overhasty; rash; premature
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
the real criminal; true culprit
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
source of worry; source of distress
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling