vehement objection; bitter opposition
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to choke; to have trouble breathing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to hide; to conceal oneself
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
periodic; regular; routine
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to repeat; to be frequent
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment