to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
decision; settlement; definition
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
irrational (line of) argument
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
gross; disgusting; sickening
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
stepping back; drawing back
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
so; to such an extent; such
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped