major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
speech; expression; wording; language
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
formal marriage interview
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
assertion; declaration; affirmation
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to quit one's job; to resign
househusband; stay-at-home dad
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
exorcism rite; purification
even more; still more; further
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
determination; resolution
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated