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The task is imposed from above.

His responsibilities pressed heavily upon him.

We are swamped with work.

My bag won't stand much weight.

You're resting your arm on the baby.

The branches were bowed by/under the weight of fruit hanging in clusters.

constrict a blood vessel with fingers to stop bleeding

hold the plastic sheeting down with some stones

press the cartridges into the magazine

I'm feeling a bit cold. Pull another quilt over me.

Twilight is enshrouding the earth.

He is again trying to coerce me into submission with the proposals of our immediate superior.

No difficulties can overwhelm/subdue us. / We will not collapse under the pressure of the difficulties.

Reasonable demands have been suppressed/killed.

Don't intimidate me by unwarranted charges.

Coercion will never result in convincing people.

overwhelm people with one's power

encourage healthy trends and check unhealthy ones

Only you can control the situation now.

I can't restrain my excitement whenever this is mentioned.

Take some medicine to ease the cough.

lower one's voice to a hiss

hold one's anger in leash; control/leash/subdue one's anger; hold back one's rage

Throughout the first half of the game, our team was ahead of our opponents in scores.

A mass of dark clouds are converging quickly above us from the west.

The setting sun is touching the treetops.

The enemy troop was bearing down on our position.

This has weighed heavily on my mind. / This lies on my heart.

Work has piled up.

This report was pigeonholed/shelved for six months.

The goods have piled up in stock.

He risks his future on the result of this exam.