thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
boastful speech; bragging
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
perception; sensing; noticing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to emphasize; to attach importance to
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning