to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be enraged; to flip out
gossip; corner of the mouth
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
control; check; restraint; inhibition
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
good humour (humor); good mood
pupil; student; schoolchild
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
appearance; figure; shape; form
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
incident; affair; happening; event
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
rather; sooner; preferably
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation