rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
offensive (movement); aggression
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
mockery; derision; ridicule
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
running the whole distance
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be hot on a person's heels
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
piece of meat; cut of meat
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
concreteness; feasibility