necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
kindness; intimacy; friendship
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
what do you want?; can I help you?
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
mercy; merciful heart; charity
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
government service; the bureaucracy
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
how many people; a number of people
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
strategy meeting; council of war
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy