to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
honour; honor; glory; privilege
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
how many people; a number of people
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
laughing foolishly; cackling
great laughter; burst of laughter
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
negotiations; discussions; connection
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
any more; any further; any better; any longer
single word; a few words; brief comment
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal