chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
charred; burnt black; scorched black
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
serious; severe; grave; acute
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
solitude; loneliness; isolation
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
being about to cry; the verge of tears
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
the opposite sex; isomerism
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit