to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
number one; first; best; most; game; round
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
thought; consideration; thinking
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
I see; that's right; indeed
in the same way as; just like
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous