whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
clapping and cheering; applause
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to shake; to sway; to waver
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
nothing but; none other than
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
personal combat; one-to-one fight
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to do one's best; to put forth every effort