cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to do someone in; to bump someone off
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
action of making something; -ification
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be born; to come into the world
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to wring the neck; to strangle
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
every person; each one; everybody
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to arrive; to come to pass
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast