to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
reading partway; leaving half-read
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
oral medicine; internal medicine
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
favourite book; favorite book