to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to cut; to slit; to slash
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to make a speech; to address
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to