from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
precocious; precocious child
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
disclosure; exposure; revelation
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
complete lie; outright lie
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
twig used in grafting; budwood
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
true character; true heart; true spirit
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
living together (with one more person)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
place; room; margin; scope
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of