pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
training; drill; practice; discipline
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
French film; French movie
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish