atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
summertime; summer season
club activities; extracurricular activities
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
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.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to drug (someone, food, drink)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pitch that hits the batter