tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
(written) contract; agreement
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
several people; a few people
proposal; offer; request; application
adoration; admiration; devotion
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
affidavit; deposition; testimony
association of like-minded people
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
screw; screw propeller; screw
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
something small; something petty; trifle
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved