mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
direct connection; direct link
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
round shape; circle; circular form
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
likability; favorability; popularity
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
revival; restoration; resuscitation
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up