prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
personal; individual; private
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
confusion; mixing; merger
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
impossible to do (although wants to)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
pair; the two; both persons; both things
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
other than; excluding; without
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
one or two; a few; small number
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply