to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
meal set before one; women's advances
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
door; gate; opening; title page
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
endurance race (motorsport)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
just because; even if; even though
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
offense and defense; offence and defence
reopening; resumption; restarting
(brute) force; using all one's might
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to push aside; to push one's way through
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling