to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
in succession; one after another
to overflow from something full
to be needed; to be wanted
already; now; no longer; not any more
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to detain; to check; to restrain
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
innermost depths of one's heart
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to begin to walk; to set out
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question