insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
stifled (laughter); simmering
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
story; tale; talk; discussion
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to laugh away; to laugh off
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
complete set; all; everything
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
in proportion to; according to; depending on
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread