to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
unconditionally; as a rule
characteristic; feature; special quality
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
wrong; different; not like that
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
damn it!; dang it!; darn it!; bring it on!
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
eternal life; immortality
all people; the whole nation
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
format; procedure; way of proceeding
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
high tide; high water; climax; high point
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
decision of a contest; finals
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
ending up right back where one started
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty