origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
ahead; before; the future
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
note (letter) left behind; will
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
rebellious phase; rebellious age
process; course; mechanism
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
secondary sex characteristic
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in that way; like that; that way
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself