bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
how many years; how long; what year
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
number of words; vocality
cooperation; collaboration; help; support