device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
flexible (person); open-minded
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to translate; to interpret
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nonchalantly; without a care