to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
otherwise; if not; or else
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
proper; respectable; decent; honest
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
death from cold; freezing to death
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
carnivore; carnivorous animal
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to put one's strength into
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)