genuine; authentic; true; real
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to half-rise to one's feet
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to be entwined; to be involved
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
considerably; greatly; a lot
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to become dim; to become blurred
identifiable; personalized
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to overflow from something full
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
sleeping pill; sleep medication
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested