dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
black-market channels; illegal channels
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
early on; earlier on; from early
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
order; directive; instructions; command
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
all right; very well; okay; I got it
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
being startled; getting a shock
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh