pressure; oppression; suppression
gradually; slowly but steadily
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
journal; magazine; periodical
pride; dignity; self-respect
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
tail (animal); tail end; tip