to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to cover fully; to wrap around
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
erasure; effacement; paying back (debt)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
disintegration; self-destruction
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless