occupation; calling; livelihood
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
illness; condition; -pathy
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
realistic; practical; feasible
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
slow-moving person; dull person
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
valuation basis; appraisal standard
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
flight; desertion; escape
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
(the condition of) one's health
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)