to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to have a talk; to tell a story
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
moment by moment; hour by hour
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
number of times; frequency; count
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in proportion to; just as much as
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to stare back at; to look back at
to summon courage; to be brave
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee