to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
throughput; processing power
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
with a click; with a snap
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
(right at the) side; just beside
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
strawberry milk; strawberry-flavored milk; strawberries with milk
by all means; at all costs
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
with a start; with a jump
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
established fact; fait accompli