to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to order; to command; to appoint
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
degeneration; retrogression
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category