nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
menarche; first menstruation
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
sense of duty (obligation)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to grow up; to become an adult
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to have a meal; to take a meal
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
loss of virginity (of a male)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion