like a decent person; human
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
very; extremely; excessively
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
and yet; though; when; in spite of
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
personal; individual; private
this and that; various things
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
forcibly; against one's will
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)