irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
virgin; innocent young woman
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
greedy; avaricious; covetous
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
dull sound; muffled sound
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
roundhouse kick; turning kick
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to move (house); to change residence
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to thrust away; to send flying
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)