now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
otherwise; or else; if not
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
more than anything; above all else
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
locker room; changing room; dressing room
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to press a question; to cross-examine
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
by all means; at all costs
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
zip fastener; zipper; zip
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
looking over someone's shoulder
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)