focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to name; to call; to christen; to term
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
within; inside of; less than
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
business ability; business acumen
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad