ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
all but dead; half killed
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to thrust before; to thrust at
exclusive; attached to; specialist
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
occupation; calling; livelihood
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
ordinary person; unenlightened person
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism