pushy; pushing; self-assertive
middle of the night; dead of night
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
ten; 10; ten years of age
heap; pile; stack; full measure
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
piece; fragment; one (object)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be discouraged; to shrink from
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound