manners; behavior; behaviour
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to threaten; to make threats
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to yell; to rant; to rave
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
concussion (of the brain)
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
disliking people similar to oneself
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
conscious; deliberate; intentional
it is I who should say so