response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to ask a question; to ask questions
commuting to school; school commute
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
almost every day; almost daily
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
genuine article; real thing; real deal
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
bolt from the blue; great surprise
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
indescribable; having no way to express
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)