unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
forcibly; against one's will
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
pointing out; identification
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)