bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to lean against; to set against
magic sword; cursed sword
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
offensive (movement); aggression
unexpected meeting; coincidence
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble