obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
should time and circumstances permit
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
comparatively; quite; rather
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to stop walking; to pause
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
both; both sides; both parties
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring