to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to shake one's head (in denial)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
irritation; annoyance; frustration
because of; owing to; due to
seeing in the dark; night vision
to smile (at); to grin (at)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to correct oneself; to restate
absorption; suction; attraction
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago