something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
inside; interior; inner part
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
still (continuing); as ever; further
that's the way it is; such is life
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
sports ground; sports oval