to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
a born fool is never cured; there is no cure for stupidity; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
determination; resolution
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
an issue being settled; a case being closed