interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
none of your business; not your concern
head of the student council; president of the student council
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
as you can imagine; as imagined
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
hereabouts; around there; that area
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
else; in addition; besides
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
name; given name; first name
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful