to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to jump at; to be attracted by
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
side effect; adverse reaction
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
drunkenness; intoxication
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hand used like a sword in striking
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to thrust before; to thrust at
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious