harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
trio; gang of three; threesome
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
rapid development; rapid unfolding
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to gain fame; to make one's name
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
violent emotion; passion; fury
crash; smash; crunch; bang
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be injured; to sustain a wound
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart