to fold up; to fold into layers
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
1,000,000; one million; million; many
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
everyday life; daily life
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
multiple personality; split personality
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing