rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to throw down the drain; to waste
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
partly open; in half bloom
strike (i.e. industrial action)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to fight; to exchange blows
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
latent disposition; inner feelings
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)