root; joint; base; crotch
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
out of character; unlike one
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
transshipment; reshipment
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
moment by moment; hour by hour
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sense of loss; feeling of loss
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
literally; to the letter; literal
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck