serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
not yet known; unknown; strange
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
questionnaire; survey; poll
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to strangle; to constrict
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to fall off; to tumble down
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
mass; quality and quantity
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
someone with a dual personality
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
automatic; intransitive verb
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful