gentle; mild; meek; tender
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
topic of discussion; agenda
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
calamity; disaster; misfortune
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to hit hard; to strike hard
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
the very best; excellent; superb
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy