to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to call a person's attention (to)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to get angry; to lose one's temper
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do