expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
one's family (home) background (environment)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
being startled; getting a shock
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
genuine; authentic; true; real
the same grade; same class
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to crouch; to squat; to cower
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
complicated and mysterious
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
party in full swing; party at its peak
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
death (of an emperor); demise
viewing as a problem; problematizing