confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
by sheer strength; by brute force
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to lend an ear to; to listen to
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
down to earth; reasonable
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
whole face; all over one's face
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to have an idea; to have a clue
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)