Vocabulary

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

to pamper; to spoil

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime

to sit upright; to sit up straight

to get strong; to gain strength

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

to narrow; to contract

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city)

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

to open (one's eyes) wide

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to solicit

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to become worked up

to shave off; to scrape off

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern)

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master

to house; to contain; to harbour (a feeling); to hold (e.g. dew on leaves)

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around

to shake off; to throw off

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under)

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain

to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast

to purchase; to buy in

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly

to push back; to press back; to force back

to set up; to raise

to roll up; to hoist; to heave up