no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
most difficult; next to impossible
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to look away; to turn away
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
during a telephone call; busy line
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
go on!; right!; here goes!
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call