sharp sighted; easily awakened
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to grumble about something (trivial)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
factory; plant; mill; workshop
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
totally willing; fully motivated
to step forward; to volunteer
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to engage in lively conversation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
flight; desertion; escape
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
preliminary test or trial; tryout