suffix appended to someone else's family members
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to become vulgar; to coarsen
way of speaking; intimation
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech