confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
alternately; by turns; one after the other
damp; moist (negative nuance)
determined; strong-willed
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
sensitivity; susceptibility
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
nervous disorder; neurosis
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
this for sure; certainly is
news programme; news program
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
declaration; statement; proclamation
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm