to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
because of; owing to; due to
voluntary; optional; free; elective
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
elopement; running away with a lover
free (of charge); gratuitous
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to sew up; to sew together
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
scale; scope; plan; structure