bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
had better ...; had better not ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in one's own way or style
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
insecticide; insect repellent
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
deviation; departure; omission
endurance; perseverance; patience
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)