being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
secret; private; surreptitious
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
assistance; backing; reinforcements
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
a long time (since the last time)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to talk the night away; to talk all night
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
feigned tears; crocodile tears
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
very much; very many; more and more
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
failure; mistake; blunder