to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
serious; severe; grave; acute
firmly; solidly; heartily
beginning; outset; first; onset
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
event; phenomenon; matter
to affect; to impact; to influence
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
simply; merely; only; solely
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically