pressure; oppression; suppression
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
without permission; without notice
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
consecutive victories; series of victories
(not) so much; (not) that much
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
had better ...; had better not ...
whispered conversation; whispering
(arch.) (of soil, etc.) soft, dry and crumbly; sound of quiet walking
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
noisy; confused; uproarious
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to read the situation; to sense the mood
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting