to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to ask a question; to ask questions
commuting to school; school commute
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
almost every day; almost daily
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
bolt from the blue; great surprise
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
indescribable; having no way to express
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash