to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
human; human-like; as a person
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
main cause; primary factor
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
well-bred; of good upbringing
sexy; popular; well-liked
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
I'd be lying if I said ...
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget