vexing; irritating; impatient
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
body; physical system; (the) person
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to choke; to have trouble breathing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to spit out; to eject; to dump
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
place; situation; position; location
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much