fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to be infected; to be contagious
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
when it becomes; when it comes to
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to cry and shout; to scream
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
little by little; step by step