to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
sanity; consciousness; soberness
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to remain married for life
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate