unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to put on airs; to assume importance
by today; before the day is over
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
how; in what way; I wonder
powerless; helpless; incompetent
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
making practical; making useful; implementing
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to laugh away; to laugh off
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
stab wound; puncture wound
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
without; but if; otherwise; or else
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust