joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
half and half; fifty-fifty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to behave well (of a child)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hair on the back of one's head
to become empty; to be emptied
loading; charging; filling
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to squeeze out; to wring out
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
that's the way it is; such is life
to stop talking; to be silent
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
progress; advance; improvement; development