straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to squeeze out; to wring out
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)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to attack; to assault; to assail
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
though; even if; whether ... or ...
one more time; once more; once again
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to be boiled; to be cooked
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to become desperate; to give in to despair
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy