thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
name; given name; first name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
persecution complex; paranoia
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
moaning; muttering; complaining
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre