stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
big man; large man; tall man; giant
lightly; easily; carelessly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to slap; to strike; to spank
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
walking heavily; lumbering
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
single word; a few words; brief comment
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
not necessarily so; is not always true
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize