obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to throw open; to leave open
here and there; everywhere
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
just because; even if; even though
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
locker room; changing room; dressing room
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to become pale; to turn pale
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
complete set; all; everything
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot