eardrum; tympanic membrane
clicking (with someone); feeling an immediate connection; beep beep beep (e.g. of an alarm)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
fall; drop; descent; coming down
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to spread; to be propagated
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to shed light; to cast light
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big