thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
real intention; true motive; true meaning
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to help each other; to cooperate
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to increase; to add to; to augment
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
true character; real nature
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
minimum; at the very least
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root