to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
as you see; as you can see
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be hot on a person's heels
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
secret; private; surreptitious
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
look!; there!; here!; that is
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)