to stick into; to pierce; to run into
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
danger; peril; hazard; risk
man; male; masculine gender
impression given by a painting or image
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to lead someone around by the nose
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
future prospects; promise
older sister; elder sister
as you see; as you can see
general; popular; common; typical
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
that is to say; so that means
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
arrest; apprehension; capture