with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to fall down with a "plop"
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
done; just done; just finished
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
cracks or fissures in the ground
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)