to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
without; but if; otherwise; or else
one more time; once more; once again
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to become misty; to become hazy
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach