to well up; to burst; to arise
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
explanation; interpretation
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
in the face of; in defiance of
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
sincere; honest; faithful
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
by myself; in person; by oneself
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all