by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to become fraught with emotion
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
skunk (animal); skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
failure story; horror story
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be too late (to be of use)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
the opposite direction; the other way
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to be exhausted; to be tired out
many; numerous; various; large number of
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
unmanned aircraft; pilotless plane; robot plane; drone