cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to strangle; to constrict
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; going flat (of a carbonated drink, beer, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
with a start; with a jump
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing