to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
skepticism; scepticism; doubt
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
ending up right back where one started
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
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
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
tangent (trigonometric function)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice