chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to brush off; to shake off
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to spread; to be propagated
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
and yet; despite (all) that
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
starting point; starting line
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure