to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to look down on; to condescend
shellfish; seashell; shell
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
accumulation; accumulate; store
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
hey there; I say; see here
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
looking pale; looking unwell
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.