by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
will not do; do not; does not
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
one (thing); one piece; one item
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
gesture; gesticulation; motion
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
kindergartener; preschooler
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
speech; expression; wording; language
to have another round of drinks (at a different place or with different company); to start drinking again; to have a fresh round
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
how can (one) do something
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
shyness; bashfulness; shame
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to prostrate oneself (before)