wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
hey there; I say; see here
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bank; banking institution
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
personal identification number; PIN; password number
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to tighten; to press hard
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
with a start; with a jump
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
society; the world; the times
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
right; correct; proper; righteous; just