poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
the reverse; other side; lining
it is I who should say so
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
validity; verification; propriety
to throw oneself (into an activity)
starting point; starting line
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
true character; true heart; true spirit
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion