to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
decision; settlement; definition
concealment; suppression; hiding
idealistic thought (argument)
abstract or impracticable theory
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
not caring; not giving a damn
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tune (melody, piece of music)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be jealous; to be envious
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
feel when biting; manner of enunciation