to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
minuteness; one millionth
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
early on; earlier on; from early
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
just one person; only one
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just