repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
process; course; mechanism
interruption; suspension; break
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
opinion; point of view; visual point
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
family; relatives; dependents; household
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
main force; chief object; mainline
notice; attention; observation
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to need; to call for; to require
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to shut in; to confine; to contain