impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to fold up; to fold into layers
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
offensive (movement); aggression
subscriber; reader; admirer
offence; offense; hindrance
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
the principle of the thing
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
retry; another try; another go
almost not able (to do something)
entrance fee; participation cost
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to cultivate a better understanding
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
preventive measure; precautionary measure
party; set; gang; company; person
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
homecoming; return to one's home