noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to knock down; to utterly defeat
concussion (of the brain)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
first meeting; first interview with
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
home; household; family; hearth
supporting role (actor); minor role
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
indescribable; having no way to express
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set