opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to backfire; to have a harmful result
cripple; disabled person; invalid
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
diversion; putting something to another use
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
disadvantageous; long (odds)
tag (children's game); tig
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to watch for an unguarded moment
to compose; to put together
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
another; different; something else
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten