to become desperate; to give in to despair
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to glare at each other; to confront each other
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
in the same way as; just like
such ... as; or some such
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
very; greatly; exceedingly
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to mix; to stir; to blend
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
serious; not joking; straight
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do