filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to keep (a person) waiting
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be needed; to be wanted
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
to be charged with a mission
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
female friend; woman friend
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to have a desire to urinate
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
secret information; intelligence
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
resurrection (of a company or school, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine