painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to yell; to rant; to rave
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
very young; little; childish; immature
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to get strong; to gain strength
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range