to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
by all means; by all costs
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
husband and wife; married couple
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
final; eventual; ultimate
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
winning by judges' decision (in judo)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
first time; first; initial
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
advance; moving forward; progress
piece; fragment; one (object)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
blocking the way; standing in the way
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling