center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for