to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to become pale; to turn pale
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
had better ...; had better not ...
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
irritation; annoyance; frustration
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk