unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to bring; to take; to bring about
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
president (of a society); chairman
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
threat; intimidation; menace
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking