stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
newly arrived; newly received
sender; consignor; remitter
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
limited; limiting; restrictive
fake; something false; sham; deception
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
critical point (temperature)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
unrequited love; one-sided love
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
manner (with others); attitude
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
with a clink (click, clack)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)