at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to face; to go towards; to head towards
body; physique; build; stature
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
strange; rare; novel; curious
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be surprised; to be astonished
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
moving; touching; stirring
scene; sight; scenario; setting
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric