to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
spot; point; place; position
to come face to face (with)
strategy meeting; council of war
depending on; dependent on
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
periodic; regular; routine
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to suppress one's emotions
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
questions and answers; dialogue
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
illegal; illicit; unlawful
control; management; supervision
public institution; public organization; official body
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
private citizen; civilian