to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
in succession; one by one
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
absolute amount; absolute quantity
preservation; retainment; keeping
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
at first; initially; in the beginning
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become possible; to become able to (do)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
repulsion; repulsive force
by means of; due to; because of; according to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with