hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
directly opposite; right in front
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
being startled; getting a shock
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
normal duties; (one's) regular work
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
time; season; period; phase; stage
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove