to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
human relations; personal relationships
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
empirical; from experience
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
prickling; stinging; tingling
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
street; quarter; district; area
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
dispersing; breaking up; running away
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to become desperate; to give in to despair
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)