eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
stupid girl; stupid woman
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to push (something) against
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
what article (of a legal document, etc.); what clause; which street; (arch.) how can (one possibly do ...); (arch.) cannot possibly ...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
hair (on the head); (a) hair
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section