to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
stiff formality; set terms
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
very young; little; childish; immature
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
by sheer strength; by brute force
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
rampancy; prevalence; domination
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
interior of the mouth; oral cavity