to squash; to crush; to flatten
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
custom; habit; customary practice
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to be badly made; to fail
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
whether or not; presence or absence
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
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)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
difficult to ...; hard to ...
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)