obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
interruption; suspension; break
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
drama; play; powerful drug
beyond imagination; unimaginable
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear