binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
infinite loop; closed loop
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
exaltation; emotional uplift
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
hiding one's embarrassment
solution; solution strategy
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to squeeze out; to wring out
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
to stop talking; to be silent
twilight; dusk; faint light
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
midwinter; dead of winter
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
strong interaction; strong force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling