to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
genuine article; real thing; real deal
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
price; cost; value; worth; value
moaning; muttering; complaining
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
restlessly; in continuous motion
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to pluck (usually from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval