to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
fixed date; appointed day
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
chances of winning (a bet); odds
for the first time in one's life
to become completely chilled
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
in order; sequential; seriatim
personal grudge; personal enmity
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
arbitration; intercession; mediation
conference room; council room