to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
very great; enormous; serious
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
foreign enemy; outside invader
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
(dead) end; end of the line
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
way of talking; speaking style
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
late sowing; doing late; doing belatedly
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed