passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
magic bullet; magic bullets
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
forward somersault; forward roll
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
propulsive power; driving force
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
reconfirmation; double check
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
correlation diagram; correlation chart
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
How are things with you?; How are you doing?