difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
several times; once or twice
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
large biceps; well-developed biceps
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
and (also); both ... and; as well as
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
murder; killing; murderer
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply