to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
chief; main; principal; important
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
a help; an aid; some assistance
profound; deep; unfathomable
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
anything and everything; just about everything
striking; remarkable; considerable
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sincere; earnest; serious
sincere; honest; faithful
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
deep affection; dear; beloved
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to do for (the sake of someone else)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to call each other; to call out to one another
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together