in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
vote-assignment; assigning votes (e.g. to UN member countries)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
primary school; elementary school; grade school
general secretary (of a party, union, etc.); secretary-general; chief secretary
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
most (numerous); largest (number of)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
split; division; break up