to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to not believe one's ears
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
correction; revision; amendment
that; the matter in question
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
trouble; bother; annoyance
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason