had better ...; had better not ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
single word; a few words; brief comment
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
for example; for instance; e.g.
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
synchronization; synchronized swimming
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
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 anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)