undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
northeastern part; the northeast
infrastructure improvement
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
craftsmanship; artisanship
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
toughened glass; tempered glass
with a crack; with a smash
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
land route; overland route; by land; overland
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
commencing with; including
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping