Vocabulary

to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch

to peep; to cheep

pungent; biting; racy; hot

to lick something up; to lap something up

almost everyone

to eat with a munching or crunching sound

to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down

well, I must admit ...

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

if so; in that case

if possible

is something that; is that which

to get; to secure; to take possession of; to make one's own; to win (someone's heart)

to screw up; to goof; to do (something one regrets)

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

icing the puck (ice hockey)

out of fashion

at bat

Horn of Africa

one, two, three

fresh (e.g. fish)

somewhat

ever onward

all-or-nothing; uncompromising; risking all

of course

on your mark

thank you

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

case-by-case

game over

Columbus' egg; egg of Columbus

rubber tree

here and there

that's all