to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
close to the wall; alongside the wall
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to make a speech; to address
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
reduction by half; halving
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
very young; little; childish; immature
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
craving; longing; thirsting
to well up; to burst; to arise
to check; to stop; to keep back
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings