upward glance; upturned eyes
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
too (much); overly; excessively
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
for this very reason; that is exactly why
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?