to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
hard worker; hardworking person
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be smeared; to be covered
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
very likely; very probable
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
sincere; honest; faithful
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
(a person's) appearance; looks
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to stick it out (until the end)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity