not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
with these words; while saying
to surround; to crowd around
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
hedge; fence; border; limit
to push aside; to brush aside
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
empirical; from experience
retort; back talk; backchat
one's best interests; one's own good
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
stepping back; drawing back
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
how; in what way; by what means
to drop into, drop-by-drop
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over