pushy; pushing; self-assertive
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sympathy; compassion; pity
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
such; like that; that sort of; very
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
treatment; service; handling; management
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
according to plan; as planned; on target
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
being too late; losing one's final chance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly