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 become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to become muddy; to become slushy
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
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.); to weaken
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
painful but pleasant (of a massage, stretching, etc.)
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
woman on top (sex position); 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, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to burn with combativeness
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
(necessary) personnel; required person
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of