effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
large quantity; large amount
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
in the face of; in defiance of
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
distant look; faraway look
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
technique; art; skill; move
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to challenge (a person) to a fight
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
practicality; utility; usefulness
up until now; as recently as the present
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
four (long cylindrical things)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
new and old; incoming and outgoing