hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
another time; some other time
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
way; method; means; resource; course
joint enterprise; joint venture
different thing; another question; different case
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
program (e.g. TV); programme
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to cause to swell; to inflame
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
several times; a few times
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to shake one's head (in denial)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
to be about to get on (a train, bus, etc.); to be about to board; to start (doing); to begin; to get on top of; to lean over
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women