to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
venomous snake; poisonous snake
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
a laughingstock; a standing joke
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
propriety; right or wrong; justice
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to stay calm; to keep cool
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to learn something through hearing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
wide-awake to one's interests
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
youthful; young; young-looking