perfectly round; perfectly circular
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
selection; choice; option
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
question; question (mark)
to turn towards; to point