to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
route; way; course; directions
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
(your) daughter; young woman
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
is never the case; has never happened
to become desperate; to give in to despair
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong