ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
feel (of a material); texture
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
great person; eminent figure
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
with a collapse; with a slump
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reality; actuality; hard fact
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
censorship; inspection; examination
without; but if; otherwise; or else