nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
regret; repentance; remorse
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
loss; defeat; counter for losses
pride; boast; credit (to)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to well up; to burst; to arise
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to accept; to receive; to agree
your home; your family; their home; (my) home