to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to stick it out (until the end)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to some extent; to a certain extent
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)