fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
unfairness; injustice; partiality
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
failure; rejection; rupture
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
problematical statement; controversial statement
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
of no interest; not interested
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
towering; astonishingly high
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
overhasty; rash; premature
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
fair and square; open and aboveboard
rational; reasonable; logical
image; figure; figure; form; image
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)