tickling; tickle; joke; gag
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to breathe out; to exhale
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
treating someone like a child
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
older brother and younger sister
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
party; set; gang; company; person
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
family; members of a family
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective