tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
desperately; for one's dear life
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
most part; greater part; majority
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest