serious look (on one's face); straight face
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
reason; cause; circumstances
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
appearance; expression; manifestation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually