to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
weight; heavyweight boxer
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
briskly; quickly; promptly
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
nothing but; none other than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever