overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to cry and shout; to scream
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to make sense; to be meaningful
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
of course; certainly; naturally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
pronunciation; production of sound
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to get angry; to lose one's temper
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded