just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
again; once more; a second time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
self-control; self-restraint
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
unprecedented; never seen before
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)