tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to press a question; to cross-examine
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
manner of using one's hands
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to slide into; to slip into
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
dull sound; muffled sound
indirection; indirectness
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
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
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
anything and everything; just about everything
electric appliance store; electrician
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
high-pitched tone; soprano
pair; the two; both persons; both things