to check; to stop; to keep back
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to be muddy; to be slushy
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
to squash; to crush; to flatten
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position
as before; as ever; as it was originally
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
overall victory; championship
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to burn with combativeness
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
(necessary) personnel; required person
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy