ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
whispering into a person's ear
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
guidance; leadership; leading the way
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)