gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
rival; competitor; competition
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
several minutes; a few minutes
don't you think?; indicates question
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
half-wit; fool; simpleton
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
body tissue; body composition
function; facility; faculty; feature
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit