bravery; courage; heroism
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to rebuke; to scold harshly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
very; greatly; exceedingly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
pointing out; identification
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
correction; revision; amendment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to thrust away; to send flying
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare