painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
try; attempt; try (rugby)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
worrying over various things
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
for the first time in one's life
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
absolutely; positively; decidedly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
curse; spell; malediction
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon