prohibition; inhibition; ban
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be sacked; to be dismissed
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to scatter away; to vanish
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
desperately; for one's dear life
to check; to stop; to keep back