black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
the scruff or nape of the neck
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to peel; to skin; to pare
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
greater than ...; bigger ...
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to be prolonged; to drag on
surprise victory; upset; coup
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hand over; to surrender
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
furious facial expression
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
advanced level; high grade; senior
fuel consumption; gas mileage
possession; retention; maintenance
use; utility; profit; gain
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate