to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
perfect; complete; flawless
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut off (a relationship)
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
close; intimate; on good terms
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to clap one's hands in prayer
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
with a chuckle; with a giggle