to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
cosmetics; toilet articles
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
lightly; easily; carelessly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
clapping and cheering; applause
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain