to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
directly opposite; right in front
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
not worth considering; out of the question
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to turn towards; to point