to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
study group; study meeting
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to support each other; to support one another
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
dark reddish-brown; liver color
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
error; mistake; slip; bug
plainly; clearly; vividly
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to live through; to survive
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst