to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to smash down; to beat in
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
contest of strength; trial of strength
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to triumph; to be elated with success
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
this and that; one thing or another
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
ultimate; final; last; eventual
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
head; brains; intelligence
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
top of the head; crown of the head
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
root; joint; base; crotch
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
believable; credible; trustworthy
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
wounded person; injured person
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought