to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
second; number two; runner-up
narrow margin; slim margin
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
substantial matter; significant item
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
upper half of the body; upper body
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to fold up; to fold into layers
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
directly; in person; firsthand
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location