the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
multiplication; synergism
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
just because; even if; even though
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
popular person; favorite; favourite
popular (with); in favour (with); well received