excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to beat to death; to kill
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
with a start; with a jump
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
division into equal parts; equal parts
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer