threat; intimidation; menace
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
to kick (at someone, something)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
expressing one's mind; speaking out
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to change completely; to change suddenly
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear