irritation; annoyance; frustration
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
delusion; trick of the imagination
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to cast in a mold (mould)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
accurate; correct; precise; exact
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
already; now; no longer; not any more
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
half a point (esp. in go)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth