to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
father; dad; husband; you; he
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
notice; attention; observation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
the staff; inside the department
woman; female; feminine gender
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
resolute; determined; bold
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
vehement objection; bitter opposition
proposal; proposition; suggestion
go that far; to that extent
instead; but (on the other hand)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary