(direct) hit; straight shot
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
starting point; starting line
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
while alive; during one's lifetime
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable