dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to rush over; to run up to
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
next term; next period; next version; next release
to shake one's head (in denial)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
together; at the same time; same; identical
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to cry and shout; to scream
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind