painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
home area; home town; local
a dime a dozen; two a penny
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
is something that; is that which
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
stirring; slight movement
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
above; going steadily upward
place; situation; position; location
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
immediately; right away; on the spot
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
failure story; horror story