to grow taller (of people)
androgynous; gender-neutral
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
excellent; superb; first-rate
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
election; selection; choice
to drive (someone) out by bullying them; to bully (someone) into leaving; to treat (someone) so badly that they leave
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance