to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
hard to get; hard to come by
calamity; misfortune; disaster
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to be led by; to be headed by
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
whichever one chooses; either way
packing; crating; packaging
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous