soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to triumph; to be elated with success
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to feel sick; to be nauseated
to watch over; to watch attentively
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
powerful person; influential person
winter vacation; winter holidays
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
last week; the week before
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ago; since; before; previous
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
one more time; once more; once again
just because; even if; even though
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)