insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to attack; to assault; to assail
preface; introduction; preamble
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
directly opposite; right in front
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
of no interest; not interested
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to become settled; to be fixed
future (usually near); prospects
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
tension; mental strain; nervousness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
vocal sound; tone of voice
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting