living thing; organism; creature; biology
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to complain; to make a complaint
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
speech; expression; wording; language
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
grandfather; male senior-citizen
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
in that manner; like that
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to crumble away; to collapse
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)