prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
memory disorder; impairment of memory; dysmnesia
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
disorder; chaos; confusion
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
indirection; indirectness
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to be filled to bursting; to burst
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
higher rank; better position
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death