assumption; supposition; hypothesis
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
preface; introduction; preamble
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
horseplay; fooling around
in spite of; regardless of
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to be born; to come into this world
how long; how much; to what extent
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
being startled; getting a shock
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)