release; emission; ejection
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to rock; to shake; to swing
whispering; murmuring; subdued
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
endless; boundless; everlasting
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
steady; firm; solid; secure
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all-out attack; general offensive
several minutes; a few minutes
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
support; backing; aid; assistance
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting