to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
exclusive; attached to; specialist
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
decapitation; decapitated head
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
football pitch; soccer field
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
elastic band; rubber band
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
anal sex; anal intercourse
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to be strangled; to be constricted
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
capable of anything; liable to do
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)