to grumble; to gripe; to complain
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stare back at; to look back at
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
degeneration; retrogression
alternation of generations
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
round shape; circle; circular form
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
quarrel; trouble; dispute