to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
ability; performance; efficiency
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rocket engine; rocket motor
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
failure; mistake; blunder
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
when; at what moment; what time
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to remove; to move out of the way
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
forcibly; by force; against one's will