numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
diversion; distraction; feint
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
black lustre; black luster
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
metal plate; metallic plate
without trouble; easily; readily
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
moment by moment; hour by hour
fireworks display; display of fireworks
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
conviction; belief; confidence
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
core; core; hardcore; all-out
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby