scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to repair again; to join again
draw; tie; quits; even; square
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to spread; to be propagated
signature phrase; signature saying
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
un-; non-; negative prefix
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake