investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
living thing; organism; creature; biology
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
moderate; proper; just right
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
whenever you want; any time you like
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
standard; set; routine; decided
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
online news; netnews; Usenet
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
on the occasion of; at the time of
stimulating; exciting; provocative
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively