(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
interior design; interior; upholstery
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be able to manage somehow or another
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak