scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
reconciliation; make peace with
not understanding; not knowing
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
belonging to no party or school of thought
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)