to come to an agreement; to come to a mutual understanding; to come to terms with each other; to reach an arrangement
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
time; season; period; phase; stage
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to cease; to stop; to be over
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to slap; to strike; to spank
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")