plants and animals; flora and fauna
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to talk; to chat; to chatter
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
high; noble; refined; advanced
such ... as; or some such
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
body; physical system; (the) person
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand