to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
materials; data; document
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
out-of-school; off-campus
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
admiration; wonder; astonishment
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
private; exclusive; secret
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber
several people; a few people
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
capable of anything; liable to do
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
several times; once or twice