dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to refer to; to use as reference
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
toughened glass; tempered glass
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to stay (at); to stop (at)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
long (time that has passed); old (story)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that