to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
desperately; for one's dear life
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel