to get angry; to lose one's temper
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
most part; greater part; majority
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
utmost limits; extremity; limit
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
more than anything; above all else
change; transformation; inversion
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to fall ill; to be taken ill
what people say; rumours; public opinion
grudge; complaint; reproach
abuse; misuse; perversion
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
over-fond parent; doting parent
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully